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Red Cross teams up with Restaurant.com: Partnership to support local restaurants, help save lives during National Dine Out Week

April 18, 2012

The American Red Cross today announced a promotional partnership with Restaurant.com, the leading provider of restaurant savings nationwide. National Dine Out Week, founded to celebrate dining locally and help save lives, is next week, April 23-29.

Presenting donors at donation centers will receive a $25 gift card to Restaurant.com. When the gift cards are redeemed on the website, Restaurant.com will make an additional financial gift to the Red Cross.

“We’re excited to announce the launch of National Dine Out Week, Restaurant.com’s first holiday, dedicated to supporting our own partner restaurants while helping the Red Cross save lives,” said Christopher Krohn, Restaurant.com president and chief marketing officer. “We hope to fill nearly 200,000 restaurant tables in local communities nationwide as a result of the efforts of National Dine Out Week.”

In an effort to fill tables and support local restaurants across the country, Restaurant.com will also make a donation to the Red Cross every time consumers:

purchase a Restaurant.com gift card for use at a neighborhood favorite;

visit a local restaurant and share their dining experience during National Dine Out Week with Restaurant.com;

share National Dine Out Week with friends on Facebook;

tweet about dining plans during National Dine Out Week using the #dinelocal hashtag; and

text "dinelocal" to 78166.

“We’re honored to team up with Restaurant.com for this generous cause,” said Steve Nagle, CEO of Red Cross Southwest Region blood services. “We admire Restaurant.com’s mission to support local restaurants, while helping the Red Cross reach its goal of helping to save lives in our community.”

The Dallas-area donation center, located in Farmers Branch at One Medical Parkway, is open Monday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Tulsa donation center, 10151 E. 11th St., is open Monday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

About Restaurant.com:

Restaurant.com is the leading provider of restaurant savings nationwide. The company offers the best deal on every meal at more than 18,000 restaurants nationwide with nearly 50,000 daily gift certificate options. Restaurant.com has helped customers save more than $2 billion since the Arlington Heights, Ill.-based company was founded in 1999. For more information, visit www.restaurant.com.